Ghosts of Chatham Fog
It’s 3:52am, I’ve got my sweatpants on backwards, and I’m watching my buddy brush his teeth in the kitchen sink with what looks to...
Spinning Gear Sharks
Photo above by Joey ManansalaWith the growing popularity of jig-and-pop-style tuna fishing, many offshore fishermen have moved beyond the oversized, cumbersome gear that was...
Swimbaits in the Cape Cod Canal
Throughout the long history of anglers fishing the Cape Cod Canal, the most common tactical approach to landing striped bass has been jigging—first with...
Kayak Fluke Fishing
Pictured: Throughout June, keeper fluke can be caught from a kayak in the Northeast’s inshore waters.
For as long as I can remember, I haven’t...
Deepwater Stripers
The stylus on the aged but dependable Lowrance X15 paper chart recorder was scratching a line along the top edge of the ridge before...
Spring Blues On The Fly
Pictured above: Gary Jennings fished eastern Long Island with Captain Craig Cantelmo last spring to catch this big bluefish on the fly. Sight-fishing to...
Platter-Sized Porgies At Jessup’s Neck
Photo above by Adam Eldredge
Not much can convince this country boy that braving New York traffic is ever going to be worthwhile. If being...
Build-A-Blitz
PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANDREW BURKE
“That’s why you need to be ready! I’ll throw a bunker and make a bass eat!”
That scolding from Captain Rob Taylor...
The Cinder Worm “Hatch”
Above: When mud-bottomed backwaters reach 60 degrees, spawning worms emerge and stripers show up to feast.
Picture this: It’s a warm spring evening out on...
Women’s Record Tautog Caught in Maryland
On April 22, New York angler Kelly Langion-Milano from North Babylon on Long Island, went tog fishing with her husband James and their friends...